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In the refining of silver the recovery of silver from silver nitrate solution involved displacement by copper metal. Write the reaction involved. (AS1)

The reaction involved is:

2AgNO3 + Cu → Cu(NO3)2 + 2Ag


In the above reaction, when copper is mixed with silver nitrate, copper displaces the silver from silver nitrate and form its own ions as Cu(NO3)2


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